Beaven as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Beaven

What is the meaning of the name Beaven ?

The baby name Beaven is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈbɛvən/ (BEV-en); sometimes /ˈbiːvən/ (BEE-ven).

Beaven is English, Welsh in Origin.

Beaven is a Welsh-rooted surname-turned-given name, an anglicized variant of Bevan. It descends from the medieval patronymic ap Ifan (Iefan), “son of Ifan (Evan),” with Ifan the Welsh form of John. By extension the name carries the biblical sense “God is gracious.” The -ea- spelling appears in English records from the 16th–17th centuries as clerks regularized Welsh names, and families bearing Beaven spread from Wales into the West Country and beyond.

As a first name, Beaven surfaces in the 19th century amid the Anglophone fashion for adopting surnames as given names. Usage remains rare in the UK, Canada, and the United States. Established variants include Bevan (most common), Beavan, Beavin, and Bevon; short form Bev occurs occasionally. Note that Bevin may be a Welsh-style surname spelling or a separate Irish given name from Béibhinn (“fair lady”), so that Irish meaning does not apply to Beaven.

⚙ Beaven is a rare name. Our records hold just 37 recorded uses, spread over 4 countries.